Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 2:30PM, Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. will join Pastor Frederick Crawford, First Lady Antionette Crawford and Mother Arnetta Crawford the congregation of the Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church to co-name a portion of Hoe Avenue as 'Reverend Dr. Fletcher Crawford Way'.
Rev. Dr. Fletcher Crawford served in the United States Army during WWII and later received his Ministerial License on May 16, 1947. He became the assistant pastor of Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church and led a congregation of over 500 hundred members for 50 years in the South Bronx. He was a member of the Baptist Ministers Conference of Greater New York Vicinity, served twice as president of the Baptist Ministers Evening Conference, was a member of the United Missionary Baptist Association, the Empire Missionary Baptist Convention and the National Baptist Convention. He was also responsible for constructing the new Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in 1984 on Hoe Avenue. When completed, he initiated the Back to School Youth Block Party, the Senior Citizens Holiday Fellowship Dinner, the Summer Community Health Fair and Divine Union Summer Day Camp. He passed away on August 8, 2017.
Where: 1488 Hoe Avenue, Bronx, New York 10460
When: Sunday, January 7, 2018
Time: 2:30 pm
Contact:
Ryan Monell
rmonell@council.nyc.gov
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